In the United States, despite judicial barriers, the administration of President Donald Trump continues to deport migrants. Over 200 individuals, allegedly members of a Venezuelan gang, have been sent to El Salvador.

Despite a federal judge’s injunction, the U.S. administration deported over 250 irregular migrants to El Salvador, claiming they were connected to a Venezuelan gang.

The measures taken by Donald Trump’s administration in combating irregular migration had been a prominent topic in American public discourse. Trump administration officials deported over 250 irregular immigrants allegedly linked to the Venezuelan gang “Tren de Aragua” to El Salvador yesterday, despite a federal judge’s injunction. The deported individuals had reportedly been transferred to El Salvador, where an agreement on the matter had previously been made. Officials noted that under a presidential decree signed by Trump, deportation powers typically used in times of war were invoked, resulting in the swift removal of the irregular migrants associated with the gang. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, from account X, stated, “We have sent over 250 enemy members of Tren de Aragua to El Salvador, who, in exchange for fair pay, agreed to keep them in very good prisons.” El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in a post on account X, cited the federal judge James Boasberg’s decision with a “Too late… Too bad” statement, which was subsequently shared by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung.

TRUMP HAD ONLY USED POWERS UNDER A LAW UTILIZED DURING WARTIME
President Trump had previously reactivated an authorization historically reserved for wartime use in order to expedite the deportation of migrants connected to the Venezuelan gang ‘Tren de Aragua.’ The 1798 Alien Enemies Act enacted was employed by Trump, granting extraordinary powers to target and deport undocumented immigrants. This law, which was previously used during the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II to deport “active foreign enemies,” categorizes the targeted organization, Tren de Aragua, as a “foreign terrorist organization” and provides for the capture and immediate deportation of individuals associated with this gang.